#aneesa and ben could have been amazing friends

[goodgrammaritan]

I started this last August but never finished this or posted it. Was disappointed by Ben, thrilled by Devi and Nalini's relationship.

No motivation to finish, so here's the post:

Never Have I Ever Season 3 thoughts

Spoilers!

Aneesa:

Hate how they treated Aneesa. Ben was a shitty boyfriend, ignoring her, not supporting her, mocking her, not making her a priority, ugh. She deserved better.

Aneesa kissing Fabiola: didn't hate it, but didn't like that Aneesa was cheating on Ben when she knows that's a big trigger for him. (Granted, he was being an asshole, also he never found out, so no lasting harm done, but.)

Also: we know Aneesa's mom doesn't want her to date. How's she going to deal with Aneesa being bi? Better yet, how's Aneesa going to deal with being bi? Did she already know?

Loved Paxton picking up on the flirty vibe between Aneesa and Fab, and demonstrating eye contact. Hilarious.

Fab and Aneesa could've been cute, but the writers didn't even give them a chance. So Aneesa's boyfriend is in love with someone else, then her girlfriend flirts with someone else in front of her. Do the writers just hate Aneesa? She deserved better.

Fabiola:

Eve just disappearing off to Korea? Sucky. She and Fabiola just confessed their love!

Personality change much? Took her forever to get comfortable with Eve, but then she's making moves on Addison and then hooking up before they're even officially dating?

Good for her for being more confident, but it seemed abrupt.

Getting Eve out of the picture was done lazily and pretty pointlessly. Would have loved Fab getting intimate with someone the series has invested in.

Not judging her for getting with Addison, they seemed nice (and hot!), but it was faster than Fab's ever moved.

Loved her calling out Ben for his condescension and cruel UN joke, and also how that led to him confessing that Devi broke his heart, and Fab realizing it was "that deep"

Eleanor:

Perfect. No notes. She was a delight!

Good for her for wanting more than Trent was giving her.

Good for her for deciding to break up with Trent and not do the commercial because it was the right thing to do.

Good for her for recognizing Trent's kindred manipulative spirit.

Liked her having a relationship with Paxton. Getting along with your S.O.'s best friend is important!

Good for her for trying to help Paxton prepare Trent for Paxton leaving.

Excellent for her to have standards for losing her virginity. AMAZING how it all worked out for her. Loved the way they made it all come together, A+ all around!

Excuse me, her fashion? Amazing.

Paxton

Never shipped Daxton, but honestly? He was a really good boyfriend. I liked him more this season than any other season.

He's used to moving fast, but not only did he want to go at Devi's pace, he didn't take advantage of her when she suggested they have sex because he could tell she was neither ready nor comfortable.

When Devi called him out for his past insensitive treatment of other girls, it didn't take a lecture from Rebecca for him to change his mind about apologizing. Instead, he just witnessed an exchange within his family and applied it to his own life, all on his own. (I honestly thought Devi was making too big a deal of it, but I liked what it did for the show.)

And when the rest of the girls demanded apologies, he didn't say he was just going to do the one, he apologized to every single girl.

I maybe liked him best in the Valentine's episode. He had a special date planned for Devi (a block of parmesan!) and he took time to set it up and make it look nicer than usual.

He saw Devi freaking out about that compatibility test, and he said it didn't matter what it said, he was with Devi so she was his chosen perfect match.

When he saw she was still freaking out, he did his best to allay her fears by getting the card from Eric. He could see his words weren't working, so he tried to make it okay on Devi's level. Could he have told her the truth and once again insisted some stupid quiz didn't matter? Yes, but having the card was a faster and, in Devi's mind, more convincing solution. I think she should have given him MAJOR credit for trying. Even though he's clearly a 30-year-old man, his character is a teenage boy, and I can totally see a teenage boy just wanting to fix it and move on.

He broke up with her honestly and directly. It wasn't his fault Devi felt inferior. He did his damn best, but good for him for not putting up with something that wasn't working for him.

He was very considerate about not jumping into a rebound relationship, even though he could have. He still cares about Devi, and he tried to talk to her maturely once he was with someone new, for all or didn't work.

He hung out with Eleanor. Getting along with your best friend's girlfriend is a good thing to do, and they more than got along, they bonded, enough that Paxton felt he could ask her for help.

He noticed the vibes between Aneesa and Fabiola and gave Fabiola good advice and an excellent practical demonstration of flirting. Instead of ignoring it, he was honestly helpful.

Taking Ben to the hospital and monitoring him there. Those were good scenes. He definitely didn't have to do that, but he saw Ben was in a tight spot and helped him out, even though they weren't really friends.

He asked Ben for help with his essay. That and him asking Eleanor for help with Trent showed him allowing himself to be vulnerable. Contrast that to season 3 when he kept Devi a secret because he was afraid of the shame. But this season, he's admitting he doesn't have it so together and sometimes he needs help.

His senior speech was good. The Devi shout-out was sweet, but even better was him ceding his time to the valedictorian.

Good for him for wanting to improve, asking for help, appreciating academics more, and moving on to his future, not getting hung up on the glory days of high school.

All in all, his best season yet. Very good sendoff for him.

[furoruisa]

The way that I can literally write an essay on why once Ben started to feel more comfortable to be himself in his relationship with Aneesa and she too, the more the relationship started to hurt them.

[thefabulousfab-3]

In defense of Ben Gross,

Brace yourselves this is a long post and I typed this on my phone because my computer has decided it no longer wants to work for me. We are going to be looking at some of the events of season 2 through Ben’s perspective.

Ben Gross is a 16 year old boy who has been constantly abandoned and neglected by his parents. He craves connection and lasting relationships. When he opened himself up to Devi and told her he was all in. He meant every word of it. He was ready to be the best boyfriend and to never leave her. Unfortunately, he never got the chance.

At Devi’s party it is revealed that Devi is both dating Paxton and Ben. Paxton, understandably pissed, leaves. Devi follows him, leaving Ben alone once again. Now, we see in Paxton’s episode Ben watching Paxton and Devi be very chummy with each other. This is an extremely important moment. When this happens it solidifies Ben’s thinking in that Devi never really cared about him, she just wanted Paxton. Look at it through Ben’s perspective, first she ran after him and didn’t even bother to speak to him for a couple days after it happened. And now he sees her be all chummy with the guy she cheated on him with?? What’s he supposed to think? He assumes, that she is done with him and Paxton is the one she wants.

Then comes Aneesa, a super pretty, athletic, smart, and kind girl who starts to flirt with him. She pursues him and it’s a nice change. Here he is being presented with someone who actually wants him and genuinely cares about him. Keep in mind too that he assumes that Devi is still pursuing Paxton. So naturally he goes after Aneesa, he assumes they both have moved on. I really believe that he genuinely does like Aneesa. I initially thought he told Devi that he wanted to ask out Aneesa cause he was being a punk, but after a rewatch I realized that it was more of a friendship moment. Where he was disclosing something important to Devi on their path to being friends again. He is still absolutely oblivious to the fact that she actually likes him at this moment, not Paxton.

Then we have the events of the trial. In that moment you see Ben realize that maybe Aneesa isn’t the one for him, while smart she doesn’t really have the same academic vigilance as he does. Then you find out that the day before the dance Ben still hasn’t asked Aneesa and she asks him to the dance instead. I have a theory that Ben was planning on not asking her and maybe even planning on breaking up with her. Then the event in the bathroom where as the viewer can see that Devi and Ben still have feelings for each other, but Ben still sees Devi as pursing Paxton and being sad about him. So he does not see what we as the viewers see. He just sees it as Devi just being sad about Paxton, not Devi’s underlying conflicting feelings about Ben.

So flash forward to the dance, it lowkey seemed liked Ben was avoiding Aneesa? I’m not for sure about this one, it’s just my personal interpretation. Then Ben sees Devi with Paxton and that’s when all his suspensions get confirmed. He knew it, Devi always liked Paxton and was always going after him. In his moment Ben gets bombarded with, “of course she didn’t pick you, you were never as important to her as she was to you.No one is ever going to put you first”, thoughts. Which is what he voices out loud to Eleanor. That’s when he gets his rude awakening, that he was a blind idiot the whole time and that if he had only put aside his pride and listened to Devi instead of making assumptions, maybe they could have fixed it. @doryness made an amazing post about timing in regards to Ben and Devi. His face is filed with sadness, regret, and heartbreak. She did choose him, someone finally chose him and it was him who pushed her away because he refuse to believe it.

Tagging @the-paris-of-people cause she requested me to publish this rant.

[montygreen]

seeing that you reblogged nhie...i could ask what are your thoughts on this season? I've been waiting to ask since yesterday because i wasn't sure if you've seen it yet.

I binged the entire season yesterday HAHA, I haven't had a chance to gif it yet since I both wrote a fic for it and I've been a bit distracted by my interest in another show.

I really enjoyed it, honestly more than season 2.

I thought Devi, Ben, and Paxton in particular had SPECTACULAR growth. I think this one of the few times where having a small time jump has really positively served the narrative.

I LOVED Ben's POV episode (my favourite episode of the season I think?) And I really enjoyed how he and Paxton became friends.

I was thrilled they brought back what I love the most about Ben and Devi, that being their amazing banter, which I thought was a bit lacking in season 2. And I thought the season ended on a great note for them too.

I thought Devi's relationship with Paxton was handled well too. I knew it wasn't going to last, and he was a really good boyfriend to her while they were dating, but she really did need to love herself before she could be in a relationship, so I'm glad that was something she was forced to realize.

Kamala's storyline was good as well, I liked how she grew and finally seems to have a stable relationship that she's happy in (because god, her romantic life was MESSY).

Eleanor and Trent were surprisingly cute too, I don't absolutely love them, but they had some pretty good moments.

I loved Nalini standing up for Devi, and the growth in their relationship but I do wish she'd gotten a friend who wasn't a total tool.

Aneesa had a good storyline too, but I was a bit upset with how she totally disappeared/was sidelined at the end of the season.

Overall, I mostly enjoyed the season, definitely had some great moments and some great growth for most of the characters!

[the-paris-of-people]

I’m frustrated that some people make Ben out to be the victim of Devi’s mistakes. She made ONE mistake towards him, felt remorseful, realized she still had feelings for Ben and was willing to work through them to be with him again. Yes, her cheating hurt Ben and they need time to regain each other’s trust but BEN!! LIKES!! DEVI!! TOO!! And guess what? He clearly fucking misses her, she clearly fucking misses him, and they’re happier with each other in their lives sharing a deep connection (HEAVILY implied in the last scene at the dance with those longing looks) Also Ben has spent his life as a victim of childhood abandonment trauma issues, don’t keep him in that jail and let him be the fucking love interest too, if you really love him you’d know that his connection and relationship with Devi makes him happy. That’s what’s so amazing about them as a couple, they’re able to break past their own issues burdening them and form this deep connection, with fun and laughter and witty banter. Does Ben deserve friends too? A happy/better home life? Absolutely. But you’re kidding yourself if you think that Devi won’t be part of that happiness too. Also stop fucking criminalizing Devi for hurting poor precious Ben. The cheating was bad but I don’t see people defending Aneesa out here who could have been sent to the hospital/almost ruined her life with the ED rumor. WHY ISNT THAT TALKED ABOUT IN THE FANDOM AS MUCH AS CHEATING?? *cough racism sexism cough* Anyway by painting this narrative of Devi as the wreckless, hurtful person and Ben as this poor victim you’re underestimating BOTH of their abilities to grow and change as characters… especially as they have since like, episode 2? Ben has realized he still likes/wants Devi and likes having her in his life even though she’s hurt him deeply. His relationship with Aneesa has taught him what he desires in his friendships/relationships. Devi’s realized (unconsciously we could argue but no she kind of KNOWS she likes Ben more than Paxton cue another essay) how deeply she feels about Ben and how deeply she hurt both of them. Also I’m sorry but can we let us traumatized Indian girls stay the main character and have our love interests and talk about our love interests as that??? it doesnt invalidate them as a character it just adds another dimension to them one where they actually feel JOY which is beautiful. Stop telling people to reconsider their ship for your own agenda like???

[the-paris-of-people]

Hi. This is really not a question but more of a rant. A really really long one. I apologize in advance. I honestly care waaaaayyyy too much about this show than I should. Clearly too bored🙈.

After reading people's comments on this show and the ships, there are so many things that irk me and I thought I'd share even if I might get crap for it. So here goes:

1. "Ben only wants Devi when she is with Paxton." I.e. it's about Paxton. Lol people are funny. As though Ben thinks he can compete with Paxton on a social level. He's not stupid, he knows full well he can't. It's about Devi and in part her obsession with Paxton. People don't like thinking about things from Ben's perspective because they just don't like him. He's the one that finds out Devi is cheating, she runs after Paxton at the party ( now granted before she runs out, she's intensely staring at Ben and then realises Paxton is leaving but Ben's not gonna remember that) and she was busy chumming it up with Paxton in episode 3 in front of Ben with absolute disregard for him. So his natural defence is to guard himself and have his walls go up. It is a valid response. He burries his pain (exactly what Samberg said). And does not let his guard down around her romantically until episode 10 when Paxton literally rejects her at school. At the school dance, sparks are flying between those 2. Is Paxton around at the time...Uhm no (I'll get into the whole Aneesa thing). In his mind Paxton is out of the picture and it's like he can almost trust her again. And then when Paxton shows up with Devi, he basically feels like a fool for ever thinking that he was ever something more than 2nd best or sometimes anything at all ( especially considering Devi still wants Paxton after Devi and Paxton's last public interaction that Ben witnessed- I mean he does not get to see the shit behind closed doors). But then when Eleanor spills the tea, that look on his face is disbelief, yes a little bit of jealousy but overwhelmingly heartbreak. He is essentially watching the chance he never knew he had go away. Now you could argue that he should have known that she wanted him back but she broke his trust and does not explicitly say, " I want you back". Ben's not trying to get burnt again based on some assumption/hunch. He has been wrong before.

2. "How dare Ben be upset that Devi is with Paxton when he is with Aneesa". Fair point. Just like how dare Devi be upset and lose her shit over Ben and Aneesa. But yet it still happend. Devi gets 5 episodes allowing her to be upset and Ben can't even have one moment when a firkken bomb gets dropped on him.

Aneesa and Ben should have never date. Everyone knows that. He was never over Devi. He just pushed those feelings down to make him believe he was over her. I obviously don't agree with this. Aneesa doesn't deserve that. Ben needs to go to therapy. He needs an outlet. He is similar to Devi in that he doesn't want to process what happened and would rather move on and react. However, his reactions are far less impulsive/severe as Devi's. Him dating Aneesa is unfortunately a reaction. He didn't give himself time to really process how he feels. People say he dated Aneesa solely to spite Devi which is not true. Is there an element of " you never wanted me but someone else does"... absolutely but Aneesa is also very kind to Ben, they get along really well and she puts him first. Technically what's not to like. I mean if it was just to spite Devi, could he have not tried to hustle his way back in with Shira?? Problem is that dumb dumb didn't work through his Devi feelings and let's just be honest, the same spark and chemistry he has with Devi, is missing with Aneesa. It often feels forced, especially in regards to the pace of the relationship. I so wished Aneesa remained friends with Ben. That's what he needed...not another relationship.

3. "Aneesa is so amazing, she doesn't deserve to get hurt." I agree. She absolutely doesn't deserve to get hurt just like Ben and Paxton didn't deserve that crap Devi pulled. I think Aneesa is a great addition and I like that Devi has someone within her community to connect to. I'm South Asian myself and I genuinely value this aspect of my own life. I mean she is pretty great, kind and the anorexia rumour Devi unintentionally started was pretty heartbreaking. That scene where she talks to Devi at the relay about it, is so sad (especially coz we as viewers know Devi messed up). Now that being said is Aneesa also low key shady? YES. And it's not because she dated her friend's ex. It's because she started dating him knowing that Devi started the rumour about her because she was jealous about Ben and her. How does she think Devi would go from being so jealous that she starts a rumour, to the next week becoming their biggest "Stan". Come on girl. But there was no way Devi could say no after the crap she pulled with Aneesa. Ben did ask her out so if there is blame, he absolutely gets it too but he didn't know why Devi started that rumour (based on his surprised AF face when Eleanor spills the tea). Which leads me to my next question. Why didn't Aneesa tell him? Aneesa said Ben was supporting her through the rumour. She probably told him Devi started the rumour but didn't tell him why? That is odd? Clearly if Ben had known, he may changed his perspective on Devi actually wanting him instead of ignoring his feelings.

Lastly Aneesa knows there are unresolved feelings between Devi and Ben. This is evident from that dance scene. She literally runs to cut in their pretty intense conversation. Like why you running girl? I didn't think much of it at first but coupled with another moment, it makes a lot of sense. When Ben agrees to dance with Aneesa, he looks back at Devi and lingers and Aneesa picks up on this and pulls him away. It's a blink and you will miss it moment but it is there.

Now all of this doesn't mean she needs to get hurt but they probably need to break up. Ben needs to be single for a while and work through how he feels about Devi, Aneesa and most importantly himself. Whilst I don't particularly enjoy their relationship, you never get to see it from either of their perspectives. Maybe that could change things but honestly I just prefer Ben and Devi.

Also can everyone stop acting like Ben is dating Devi's best friend. Being brown doesn't make you automatically best friends and Ben and Devi met Aneesa the same week. People are acting like he is dating Eleanor.

4. "Devi chose Paxton". Please! The only thought through decision that girl made in regards to these 2 boys is when she chose herself and decided not to be Paxton's little secret. I mean in episode 1 and 2 she can't decide so she dates both. In episode 3, she interacts with Paxton because of the whole tutoring thing. He says they don't makes sense. While she seems a bit sad she doesn't seem too upset like she is season 1 and she isn't looking for any opportunity to spend time with him (unlike season 1). Episode 4,5,6,7 and 8 she is losing her mind over Ben. Half way through 8 she knows she has no choice but to let him go. But even after that she doesn't pursue Paxton. He does that at the end of episode 9 when in all honesty she hasn't really thought about him in a while. Then of course Paxton does what he does and she finally choose herself, issuing an ultimatum essentially. Paxton does eventually show up...but it's a choice by default. She just yo-yo's between them. She also needs to be single, deal with her loss, love herself and think about what she wants.

5. "Devi loves Paxton". Sure bud. Does have Devi have feeling for Paxton? Duh! But is it love. Nope. People like to confuse infatuation for love. She has been infatuated with this boy this the 3rd (she knew squat about him). When her dad died, she turns that infatuation into an obsession. It like becomes a full time hobby in season 1. She ruins relationships over it. In season 2 you can argue there is more depth to it and Paxton does grow in Season 2. But somehow she is still fixated on the fact that it's Paxton Hall-Yoshida. I mean she smells him (totally normal), Mc Enroe's comment at the relay was, "did this hunk of beef just say he likes spending time with her", when she breaks up him she says , "you are very good at kissing" not possibly any of his other good qualities. And at the end she says , "I guess I'm Paxton Hall Yoshida's girlfriend now". This boy is so far up a pedestal that if he fell of it, he'd break something. Now granted if he fell of it in Season 1, he'd be dead. So progress I guess...

Maybe the relationship will change in Season 3 and she genuinely falls in love with him. I mean Id be sad but obviously a real possibility. But also that relationship needs to move on from being just the "Paxton project" which it was basically all of season 2. Maybe actually talk about her every once in a while.

Also people who find the ending so amazing because he shows up...bare minimum bro. I understand his perspective, how does it look to go back with someone who cheated on you. Fair point 💯. However she didn't start this shit up again. He did. He liked her so much that he had to make out with her In the middle of the night out of the blue but not enough to respect her publically. That's some BS right there. If he started it, he should have thought it through instead of guilt tripping her. But he is a teenager and ALL of them make incredibly stupid decisions (we all have). Devi messed up big time too and she apologized. The same compassion must extend to him but in no way is it a grand gesture, it's the bare minimum...like her apologies

6. "Paxton forgave Devi forgave Devi so quickly whilst Ben didn't and was so mean". He did forgive her pretty quickly. Good for him. However let's not act like circumstance didn't carve the way for that. They were pushed together because of the whole tutoring thing and he knows that they have to see each other all the time. So logically just makes sense to keep the peace. But still mature oh his part. Also he wasn't as emotionally invested as Ben. Did he have feelings? Yes. However, based on his inner monologue (Gigi Hadid) his ego took more of a hit because how could Devi, the "weirdest girl" he ever liked two time him with Ben Gross. Did his feelings deepen by the end? Yes. But at the start...it isn't that deep.

Also it's great and all that he "forgave" her so quickly but he sure did like bringing it up a lot. Like at the relay guilting her, upset at the end of 6 because he failed...I mean wtf girl you owe me- I don't really care what else is going on in your life, again in episode 8 in the car and finally we all know the mess that is episode 10.

In regards to Ben. His anger is justified for reasons stated in point 1. In fact his reaction seems more real because he is deeply hurt by Devi. Do I like some of his reaction (i.e. nose piercing-will discuss this further) ...nope but she only sincerely apologises to him in episode 8 vs 3 for Paxton. He accepts it. People acting like they would be so calm and chill about being cheated on. And yes he did cheat on Shira. He tries to kiss Devi at party twice but apologises that day and the following week. He doesn't try anything with Devi the whole of episode 10 until she kisses him. He acknowledges that it was wrong and immediately breaks up with Shira. Although cheating is not something we should condone can we actually acknowledge that Shira was the worst and doesn't even remember Ben's name. Compare that to Devi's premeditated cheating. Her Eleanor are literally laughing at how amazing they are for pulling it off and Devi didn't care about either of their feelings cause she was going to be India. Sorry but that is far worse. She also thinks she can bullshit her apology with Ben. He isn't here for that...which is fine! He kept trying his level best to avoid her but even that she wouldn't let him do.

7. "Ben is Horrible". Has Ben done some shitty things. Absolutely. People complain that he has never apologised for anything. Fair enough. He needs to apologize for the UN comment and the psychosomatic comment. It was incredibly hurtful. However, no one does call him out of it. Now you could argue he should just do it. Please... have you watched these particular set of teenagers? None of them apologise without being called out on it first(except maybe Fabiola). And you only get called out my your support system ... which Ben does not have. He practically looks like he raised himself. He doesn't have parents to put him back in line or a sister to call him out on his shit. Devi has her mom, cousin, grandmum , Elanor, Fabiola and her therapist. Does she ever listen to them the first time? Nope. And her first time apologies are such messes. She only gets it right the 2nd or 3rd time. All of them have some form of support but not really him. And it is heartbreaking. It's why I genuinely believe he needs to go to therapy. He needs an outlet to express everything he feels. He also needs to be held accountable for those comments and understand the root of it (ok let's be honest Devi even in their rivalry was probably the most constant person in his life, and fighting with her meant she stayed close by- it's a subconscious thing). He should apologize to her and also find better ways to communicate what he is feeling. The nose ring thing was manipulative. I agree. He should apologize. But I'm not gonna lie, it doesn't piss me off as much because I think it's pretty messed that it took that for her to realise how much she hurt him. Also tbh if you were willing to alter your body on a 2 minute thought out dare, you wanted to do it anyway. But again not a healthy way to emote on Ben's part. The David thing doesn't upset me because he knows how to pronounce her actual name. It's not like he doesn't know how and doesn't bother to try. It was part of their rivalry to irritate her. I honestly find it quite endearing as part of their friendship and think Devi does. I may be wrong and she may not like it and in that case he needs to stop and apologize.

I am not upset by him coming over to her house and calling her out about Aneesa. She deserved it. Also if she was that uncomfortable she could have taken him outside to talk like she did with Paxton. She is clearly comfortable enough to have him in the house. And her therapist agrees with Ben. If he hadn't, she wouldnt have known that Aneesa was leaving. Her mom took away her phone. And even then her first attempt at an apology was soooooo bad. And I don't think Ben did it solely to get Aneesa to stay so he could date her. This is Ben, he was willing to do long distance with Devi from India, I think he could have done the same with Aneesa from like the same town 🙄

I genuinely like Ben because he is a good kid. He makes mistakes like they all do. His personality is hilarious to watch but also his and Devi's relationship is so special. Me liking Ben and Devi has nothing to do with what Paxton has or has not done. I just like the dynamic between the two. They obviously care deeply for each other. Their conversations are hilarious. I love their banter. I love how comfortable they are with each and am sometimes surprised by the depth of their conversations. But also they have amazing chemistry. All the jealous looks and angst are between these two idiots pining for each other. I think she does have chemistry with Paxton but it's more because he is PHY, school Adonis. I mean let's be honest, he'd probably have chemistry with Fabiola solely cause he is PHY. The two nerds just match each other and it's so funny how often they are in sync. It's honestly adorable. They just get each other. That bathroom scene was the sweetest thing and also proves he's not this terrible person. She only comes out of the stall because of his support. He is genuinely hurt for her when technically it should have been a great moment for him.

I do believe the two have to be single for a bit before admitting their feelings for one another and moving forward. That's why my main thing for season 3 is that he absolutely cannot interfere in her relationship with Paxton. He needs to give her the space to figure that. Do I think there will be moments between them... absolutely but no cheating please. Everyone needs to move on from that. If they do it...I honestly think il be done with the show.

Anyways sorry for the really long ramble. If you made it to the end thanks for your patience 😌

Thank you for this beautiful masterpiece, I pretty much agree with everything and need to put it out there for the world to see